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In episode 9 of Layer One, @imyoungsparks and @stvngts were joined by @nomos_paradox, Founder of @ChronicleLabs and @RhettShipp, CEO of @avantprotocol. They break down the current state of DeFi and what’s actually holding the industry back, arguing that core primitives are already built and the real unlock lies in tokenized assets, improved liquidity, and tighter integration with traditional finance. The group also touched on: • Stablecoin economics • DAO limitations • Onchain credit markets • What founders need to succeed OUTLINE 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Getting into DeFi 04:38 - Early MakerDAO days 08:43 - Where value accrues 12:23 - Yield and stablecoins 17:56 - How DeFi yield works 23:34 - SubDAOs and governance 30:33 - Need for new primitives 36:25 - Tokenized assets unlock 53:55 - Founder advice

Charlie Lee on one of the hardest decisions in crypto. @SatoshiLite says selling too early is one of the biggest challenges investors face. Even early Bitcoin holders struggled with it.

Charlie Lee: Even if it is less efficient, decentralization still matters. @SatoshiLite explains why decentralized money exists and why control over currency matters more than efficiency.

Litecoin creator Charlie Lee says his ONLY regret was selling a lot of bitcoin when it hit $1,000 💸💸 But then again he did buy it at $30!

🚨Breaking: Watch this talk with @nikola_plecas , VP of Payments, TON Foundation

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Custody was the starting line, not the finish. BitGo CEO @mikebelshe joined The Crypto Beat to explain how early bets on security and regulation quietly built the institutional infrastructure the industry is now demanding. @TheBlockPods

Live Now: The Crypto Beat with VP of Payments at @ton_blockchain, Nikola Plecas (@nikola_plecas). x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Tokenization is taking over dollars and treasuries. @ThomasCowan93, Head of Tokenization at @galaxyhq, explains why the most liquid real world assets are the first ones moving onchain.

Live Now: The Crypto Beat with the creator of @litecoin, Charlie Lee (@SatoshiLite). x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Someone just turned $50M into $36K in one swap. A trader ignored a warning that they would lose 98% of their money. Bots took the rest.

Markus Infanger: XRP is the “glue” of the XRP Ledger. @RippleXDev SVP @markusinfanger says XRP sits at the center of everything on XRPL. Fees, liquidity and settlement all run through it.

Live Now: The Crypto Beat with @ThomasCowan93, Head of Tokenization at @galaxyhq, and @HiltnerJim, Co-Founder of @SuperstateInc. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The US regulatory landscape has completely shifted, and Wall Street is paying attention. BitGo CEO @mikebelshe sat down with The Crypto Beat to break down why trusted infrastructure is the key to institutional crypto adoption, and why BitGo is ready. Watch now. @TheBlockPods

More than 95% of the total BTC supply is already in circulation. The final Bitcoin will take more than a century to be mined.

Mike Belshe: Ai today is basically a junior developer 🧑‍💻 @BitGo CEO @mikebelshe says AI can write thousands of lines of clean code but still makes basic mistakes, similar to a new hire learning a codebase.

Live Now: The Crypto Beat with @markusinfanger, SVP of RippleX (@RippleXDev | @Ripple) x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Mike Belshe: Bitcoin activates the web’s forgotten payment code 💻 @BitGo CEO @mikebelshe says HTTP’s “402 payment required” existed for decades but lacked digital cash.

War broke out. Traditional markets were dark. Crypto became the global market.

Trevor Thompson: Bots can clone themselves. Humans can’t 🧬 @serpinxbt, CEO of @ethos_network says AI agents can replicate infinitely. The solution is not perfection. It is making fake identity expensive and surfacing real human signal.